Alabama
receiver Kevin Norwood asked coaches
all night for the corner route. By the second quarter, he got it.

"I
was telling myself, 'Coach, call it, man. Just call the play,'" a smiling
Norwood said. "So he finally did and I was like, 'OK, here we go.' And then I
seen the DB man on me and I was like, 'man, this is it.' So I ran the corner
route, AJ threw the ball and I caught it."

The
9-yard touchdown put Alabama up 17-7 in the 38-17 win over LSU, but it came
with a price. Norwood landed awkwardly and got the wind knocked out of him.

He
took another shot late in the game from LSU's Craig Loston. Norwood was already down when the Tiger came flying
in with a late hit. The crowd wanted a targeting flag but Norwood was confused
more than anything.

"I
was just like really? what was that for?" Norwood said. "I really didn't see
him at the same time. Because when I caught the ball, dude had knocked me down
on my knees and I thought I was already down. And then next thing I knew I felt
somebody hit me. I was like, where'd you come from?"

Loston
was flagged 15 yards for a personal foul but was not ejected.

Norwood
was fine because he had another good night against the Tigers. His four catches
led the way for Alabama.

"I'm
pretty sure they're gonna love seeing me go," Norwood said. "But yeah I'm gonna
definitely miss them. The competition, just being out there with those guys and
playing physical football. That's what football's all about. But it's finally
over."